Date:         Tue, 21 May 1996 16:27:00 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Maher, Steve (SD-MS)" <SMAHER@gi.com>
Subject:      Re: Odometer rerpair, 1980 (was 1985)


>Ah, perhaps the famous RED WHEEL disease has struck.  Pull the speedo and
>check for a cracked, press-fit gear on the outside of the odo shaft.
>
>Common problem when resetting the odo and it binds, you push a little 
harder
>on the reset and you start the split in the press on wheel.


Hmmmm, can this also cause the small odometer (the 4-digit guy with
tenths, resettable) to stop working, while the big odometer (the
6-digit one, no tenths, not resettable) keeps working just fine?

The V6anagon has been this way since I got it. Haven't done much
with it, since it doesn't stop the car and I've always had visions
of little springs and gears scattering all over my bench when I
opened the speedo-- a fear born of ignorance in my case, but still
very real.

Anyone know offhand what might cause schizoid speedo behavior like this
(the speedo itself works fine)?
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 Steve Maher     smaher@gi.com    '80 V6anagon    '66 Mustang Coupevertible
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